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<p>The White House says a U.S. House budget bill would hurt Kansas, but the state's Congressional members say the president's proposals are worse.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The statement from President Obama's administration details the effects federal spending legislation in the House could have on Kansas programs, parks and agencies.</p>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:20:22 +0000Abigail Wilson & Associated Press52969 at http://kmuw.orgWhite House: U.S. House Budget Bill Would Hurt KansasPresident Obama Speaks At KUhttp://kmuw.org/post/president-obama-speaks-ku
<p>President Obama spoke on the University of Kansas campus on&nbsp;Thursday, Jan.22nd.&nbsp;KMUW's Aileen LeBlanc has more . . .</p><p>With the State of the Union still on the top of his mind, President Obama seemed to be at home in the red state of Kansas.</p><p>"As you know, my mom was born in Wichita, her mom grew up in Augusta, her father was from El Dorado -- so I'm a Kansas guy," he says.</p>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:00:29 +0000Aileen LeBlanc45897 at http://kmuw.orgPresident Obama Speaks At KUPresident Obama To Visit The University Of Kansashttp://kmuw.org/post/president-obama-visit-university-kansas
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p>University of Kansas students, faculty and staff are getting first dibs on tickets to see President Barack Obama in Lawrence discussing themes from his State of the Union address.</p><p>The university says students can start picking up their free tickets at 9 a.m. today at the box office in the Kansas Union.</p><p>A limited number of tickets will be available for the general public starting at 5 p.m. at the Dreher 4-H building at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.</p>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:55:49 +0000Associated Press45800 at http://kmuw.orgPresident Obama To Visit The University Of KansasKMUW Will Broadcast President Obama's Wednesday Night Addresshttp://kmuw.org/post/kmuw-will-broadcast-president-obamas-wednesday-night-address
<p></p><p>KMUW will carry President Obama's address to the nation Wednesday night at 8:00 from the White House. The president will outline his administration's strategy for fighting the militant group, ISIS.</p><p>Robert Siegel will host live coverage from NPR that will include the President's speech and analysis by Pentagon Correspondent, Tom Bowman; White House Correspondent, Scott Horsley; Congressional Reporter, Juana Summers, and Middle East Correspondent Deb Amos.</p><p></p>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:58:52 +0000Fletcher Powell40143 at http://kmuw.orgKMUW Will Broadcast President Obama's Wednesday Night AddressKobach To Testify In Ohio On Election Lawshttp://kmuw.org/post/kobach-testify-ohio-election-laws
<p>Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is scheduled to testify before a presidential elections commission Friday in Cincinnati about the state's efforts to crosscheck voter registration databases.</p>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:46:13 +0000Associated Press23667 at http://kmuw.orgPast and Present: A President's Kansas Heritagehttp://kmuw.org/post/past-and-present-presidents-kansas-heritage
<p></p><p>Recently, two students and I had a chance to work on a project that looked at the <a href="http://obamakansasheritage.org/">Kansas ancestors of President Barack Obama</a>.Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0000Jay Price23494 at http://kmuw.orgPast and Present: A President's Kansas HeritageObama To Visit KU, But Few Details Known (Updated)http://kmuw.org/post/obama-visit-ku-few-details-known-updated
<p><em><strong>Updated April 17, 6:44am: In the wake of the tragedy in Boston, President Obama has <a href="http://www.kmuw.org/post/top-morning-news-41713">canceled his visit to Kansas</a>.</strong></em></p><p>President Barack Obama will visit the University of Kansas campus later this week. But so far, few details have been released about the Friday event.<br><br>Presidential visits can go several ways. One way is the public speech or public appearance, like Obama’s last visit to Kansas in 2011 when he made a policy speech in Osawatomie.</p><p>But visits can also be more private affairs.</p>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:21:45 +0000Stephen Koranda15667 at http://kmuw.orgObama Will Appear on November Ballothttp://kmuw.org/post/obama-will-appear-november-ballot
<p>President Barack Obama will appear on the November election ballot in Kansas. On Monday, the State Objections Board formally ended a review of a complaint filed by a Manhattan man.</p><p>Joe Montgomery had argued Obama wasn't eligible to run for president. Montgomery withdrew his challenge last week because of what he called intimidation. After reviewing documents from the state of Hawaii, Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he now has no doubts about the president's citizenship, but he says the board had to investigate the claim.</p>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:18:09 +0000Stephen Koranda5737 at http://kmuw.orgObama Will Appear on November Ballot